PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS TUESDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1839 Kansan Siege Lifts The recent attack of mus musculus musculus upon the sancity of academic halls happily has been terminated after a severe battle in which the invaders had the inside track all the way. The defense, literally was up against the wall. The retreat of the attacks was slow. It had been slow because the glorious, having more the appearance of a strifegle move than a forced one. The defense can only sigh in relief that at last the mice have none. For a time it was feared that Mount Oread was to suffer the long drowned out warfare to which Kern county, Calif., was subjected in 1827. In November and December of that year members of the family Muridac took the war path. They became a monarch on the highways and their number was estimated at $2,280 acre. Withdrawals of their attacks in the Kern area usually indicated the recruiting of new troops. In a scientific report of the California invasion, R. Raymond Hall gave a graphic description of the mite infestation. "In buildings that are mouse-proof, persons commonly have their sleep interrupted by the numbers of mice that run about over the bedding. On arising in the morning, mice are not infrequently found in one's clothing and shoes. During the day, even when going on primary tasks, mice on occasion enter one's clothing." Studies of the Kern县 mice disclosed the important fact that they were not inter-individually intolerant, indicating that they were not repellent to one another as is the case among individuals of certain species among some other mammals and birds. They not only "lived and let live" but liked each other. Migration from homes with consequent loss of property was a reason for the import as the reason for the mice's uneducated tolerance. The mice which so recently tapped for admittance upon the ports of Mount Oren and stealthily crept within were not mutually repellent to each other either. Numbers may be conceded to the California mouse but finer qualities of amity and good will shown by the Oren troops to their fellow mus musculus musculus will not be found. Indeed the mice which sought the crumbs of higher learning which fall from the desks of students at the Athens of the Middle West carried tolerance almost too far. They were friendly not to say intimate with Home Sapiens on whose desk they jumped in happy accord. While their ideas for editors们 were not always usable, they contributed much in stimulating companionship to what would otherwise have been a lonesome task. Although officially they were beheading the place, they could easily be induced to effect a truce for the purists' sake. But their views were similar groups. While somewhat disconcerting as conversationalists, they were never dull for a single moment. Of course they cried in challenging man's supremacy by their attempt to confine the University's property and its intangible assets known as professional lecture notes. But it is a human reality to aim too high. That they found they could not force a University professor permanently to evacuate his office no doubt contributed to their decision to withdraw and to seek their release. And that they could have a dangerous thing—for mice. Sampling a professor's lecture notes probably drove the lesson home. And so they left. --every industry and every man, woman, and child move inward a hundred or a thousand miles for safety. If attack is imminent, perhaps New York City should be moved to Kansas where "vital" heiresses, foreign expatriates with titles, Midison Square Garden, night clubs, and all other aid and important industries would be safeguarded. Kansas might profit from such a wholesale transplant, and New York City's industries would unquestionably gain from contact with the prairie state. Inland Move Is Nonsense A common-sense statement from military authorities upon the vulnerability or invincibility of the coasts of this country is in order right now before the raiding tide of midwestern sentiment towards moving the no-called U.S. into Mexico. In a time of international peace the suggestion for a change of industrial locale might be received with credence if made by the War and Navy departments, which function for the purpose of maintaining national defense. The present boom does not have that justification and moreover is made at a dangerous time. Either it is indicative of misguided civic sentiment or misdirected state pride. Even if since war and wholly innocent of commercialistic faint, it is brought up at the wrong time. It is the wrong time because its ultimate effect whether it succeeds or fails to add fuel to the "if we go to war" attitude. That it masks under the guise of public safety further discredits the plan. It is essentially important at this time to warn against any tendencies toward conditioning the public mind toward war. A string of fortifications, military training camps, and schools for officers extend along the Atlantic coast where the major share of the "war" industries are located. The Pacific coast has fortifications, one purpose of which, is to defend "vital" industries there. Both coasts have naval fleets and patrols. Over the Atlantic is more than two thousand miles and the Pacific more than three thousand miles in width. It is absolutely senseless to point to the vulnerability of our coasts under present conditions. If it is not senseless, the exponents of the proposed move inland should apply further logic and propose that Comment --by FAST RAILWAY EXPRESS! UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol. 37 Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1939 No. 60 Notice due at Chancellor's office at 3 p.m. on day before publication during the week, and at 10 a.m. the next day. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE LECTURE. Mr. Perry D. Westbrook will review "The Webb and the Rock" by Thomas Wolf, Wednesday Dec. 13, at 3:30 in room 265 Praser. Although this lecture is primarily for treenmen, upper classmen and graduates are correlated with W. S. Johnson, Chairman of Department of English. EL ATENOE. The Spanish Club Christmas party will be on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 7:30, at Professor Shoemaker's, 1728 India. Please sign in the office if you wish. Members must be paid before signing—Louise Bush, president. FRENCH CLUB: La remiom de Noel du Cirele Francais aura aujour hiunch, a quatre heures et demie dans la salle 308 Fraser Hall. Tous ceux qui parent francais sont invites—Rosemary Jones. DELTA PHI SIGMA: There will be a meeting this evening at 7 at the Congregational church; pledging service, followed by regular meeting. Please be on time—Alice Ann Jones, president. GERMAN CHRISTMAS PARTY: The German Christmas party will be held in the little theatre of Green Hall Wednesday at 8:15—John Eboke, president. KU. SYMPHONY. The regular rehearsal will be Union ballroom at the usual time - Kara Kurzweil. NEWMAN CLUB. The Newman Club will hold a regular meeting in the St John's parish hall- C. Cillett or A. C. PHI CHI DELTA: Phi Chi Delta Christmas meeting will be held at Westminster Hall at 5:30. Marjorie Hetzel and Maria Walker will in charge of the music. For more information, visit the Earther Timer. Emily Jane Yount program chairmen. PI ALPHA: Pj Alpha will meet at $30 tomorrow at PI ALPHA; Pj Alpha will attend services will be held. Charlie Parker, via email. QUACK CLUB. There will be Quack Club practice at 4:30 today and at 5:15 Wednesday. Please be at one of the following times: SNOW HALL CLLS. The clubs of Snow Hall are having their annual Christmas party in the Kansas City area, building tough tonight from 6:30 to 10:00. All members and guests are admitted. Admission 35 cents. -Bertha Mendenhall, treasurer. SOCIOLYGY CLUB. Sociology Club will meet at 420 today in the Old English room. Use Media Center on Zoom to watch *The Social City* will speak on "Opportunities and Training for Social Work." The talk will be followed by a presentation. TAU GISA Alice Sherbon Bauman and her group dance with Tau Gisas tonight at 7:30. Please beware of the stairs. W. S.G.A. TEA: There will be a tea for all University women in the women's lounge of Frank Strong hall from 3 to 5 tomorrow afternoon. Pi Beta Phi sorority will be hostess—Ethylene Burns. Y. W.C.A. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: The Bazar will be at 12 noon on Friday. The Union Building hangens from $30 to $50. On the last day it will continue until $80 in the evening. Units are—come to see the exhibit—Alice Ann Jones, chairman YM-YW.-Theo will be a joint Christmas assembly of the YM.C.A. and YW.C.A. on Thursday, in Fraser Theatre at 430 p.m. Dr. Perry will be the principal speaker, members are to attend -- all who wish to join the charity for Christmas! UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Law School Subscriptions in advance, $3.00 per year, $1.75 per smatter. Published at Lawrence, Kansas, daily during the school year except Monday and Saturday. Entered as second class on Friday, June 4, 2018, at Lawrence office at Lawrence, under the Act of March 3, 1879. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Reprintsman N. Y. CINEMAS & LOUGhesis SAN FRANCISCO CHICORI & LOS ALAMOS SAN FRANCISCO On the Shin--by FAST RAILWAY EXPRESS! (Continued from page one) used the chart to predict Paul Christians' place on Grigorian line and am not sure he didn't know how else he could have so accurately unless he had read Collier's before he claimed the prediction. (Continued from page one) More pin troubles—Phi Delt “Chuck” McGee returned last week sans pin. His brothers don't know who has it and—worse yet—neither does “Chuck.” The pinless fellow evidently doesn't want to know for he vetoed his mother's suggestion to advertise for it. Law students handling the sad case of Willeford Montgomery omitted some the "jucier" testimony because of instructions from Above, Reason; publicity attending the case was considered to be bad for the University. Naturally we in school know the evidence in the case was pure fiction and that nothing like it has ever happened here but the people over the state don't know what we do. Happy personal! Sigma Chi brothers of Van Hertt曼 celebrated the informal announcement of his engagement to Helen Markwell by sending gum drops to the Theta house and passing cigarettes around the home place. Flibbersteged at the candy store, she said, "Why, I was so surprised I could have dropped my teeth if I had any—the dropping kind, I mean." Florida department—Theta Marilyn McBride's flagon of happiness was brimming over yesterday. Flince Bud Farley has returned on a visit from California and has decorated Marilyn's bosom with enough jewelry to keep a French general in celestial glory. Her happiness is well founded for seldom is found a gift beaver so handsome as Farley. WANT ADS CALL Bob Ramsay to fire your fur- nace during the Xmas vacation. Phone 1002 or 177. -60 FOR SALE Two tuxedo, one size 37, 19, pp; one size 32-40, $15.00, one size 40 full dress coat, $8.00. Call Postma at 2738W, after 7 p.m. LOST: Sunday afternoon - a ladies' gold Egin gilt watch, between 11th and 123rd streets on Vermont or Massachusetts, or 16th between Vermont and Tennessee. Reward. Phone 28143 or into 1117 Vermont. -62 FOR RENT: To adults, good modern 5-room bungalow, sleeping porch, built-ins, garage. 1130 Rhode Island phone 23581 - 60 On Any Old Topcoat or Overcoat! WE WANT APPROXIMATELY Bring in any overcoat—we don't care what kind or what shape it is in. We are making this allowance on a new Obercoat. The coat you trade in will be given to the Social Service. They in turn, will give it to some needy person in Lawrence. LET'S MAKE THIS A MORE CHEERFUL CHRISTMAS THIS OFFER INCLUDES EVERY TOPCOAT AND OBERCOAT IN OUR STORE EXCEPTING ANGOPACA COATS. OBER'S SUIT SALE NOW IN PROGRESS WE WANT APPROXIMATELY 50 OVERCOATS BUY YOUR CHRISTMAS SEALS NOW THE GIFT STORE FOR MEN Just phone the Railway Express agent when your trunk or bags are packed and off they will speed, direct to your home, in all cities and principal towns. You can send "collect" too, same as your laundry goes. Use this complete, low-cost service both coming and going, and enjoy your train trip full of the proper Holiday spirit. When you phone, by the way, be sure to tell our agent what to call. 20 E. 9th Phone 120 Lawrence, Kan. RAILWAY EXPRESS NATION-WIDE RAIL-AIR SERVICE Latest in Hair Trims and Styles Latest in Hair Trims and Styles VENUS BEAUTY SALON 842 Massachusetts Phone 387 Ask About Our Courant Card For Good Times and Good Things To Eat CHIEF LUNCH Highway 10 at Haskell OPEN ALL NIGHT Typewriters We have complete typewriter service. Sales, rentals, cleaning and Lawrence Typewriter Exchange 735 Mass. Phone 548 MONEY LOANED ON VALUABLES. 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